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Numbers 26:10

“And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּתַחpâthach · paw-thakh'
H6605 · Hebrew
Definition
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • תִּפְתַּ֨ח — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3fs
Usage
Occurs 145 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:11Genesis 8:6Genesis 24:32Genesis 29:31Genesis 30:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פָּתַח here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.